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JAPAN
Jun 3, 2021

As the vaccine rollout picks up speed, Japan turns to private sector for added boost

A slew of large companies in Japan have announced they will open COVID-19 vaccination sites on June 21 for their employees following a decree by the health ministry Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 3, 2021

Remote work drives Japanese to suburbs, boosting Resona Holdings

The mortgage lender is enjoying a surge in demand for credit from homebuyers seeking larger properties in the suburbs, where the bank has a strong presence.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 2, 2021

JBS moves to reopen ‘vast majority’ of beef plants after cyberattack

The JBS attack is thrusting America's system of churning out cheap meat back into the spotlight.
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2021

EU to add Japan to safe travel list but leave U.K. off for now

Individual EU countries can still choose to demand a negative COVID-19 test or a period of quarantine.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 2, 2021

The post-pandemic whiplash awaiting the world’s poor

At the global level, the International Monetary Fund has warned of a “great divergence,” whereby rich countries recover strongly while others flounder.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jun 2, 2021

Here’s what’s needed to boost China’s falling birthrate

China's decision to relax birth rules by allowing all families to have three children was met with skepticism from economists who doubt it'll make much of a difference.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 1, 2021

‘Womenomics’ author Kathy Matsui seeks to bring ESG to Japanese startups

The ex-Goldman Sachs executive is aiming to build a fund to invest in sectors including health care, fintech, next-generation work and education, and well as the environment.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jun 1, 2021

Enoki the dog is ready to walk on into your life

This dashing fellow is 7-year-old Enoki. Born to a feral mother on the grounds of a temple, Enoki and his siblings were quite the wild bunch when they first came to ARK as puppies. Sadly, Enoki never found a new home likely owing to the fact that he's pretty shy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jun 1, 2021

China’s three-child policy may do little to boost its birthrate

'The issue is high child-care costs, employment discrimination against women in childbearing age, lack of child care in the workplace etc.,' said a banker involved in strategy in the region.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Kyushu
May 31, 2021

Pandemic wreaks havoc on Japan's homeless as government touts 'self-reliance'

As the coronavirus scourge continues to wreak havoc on the economy, the burden is unduly falling on so-called nonregular workers whose employment is unstable.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 31, 2021

Democracy in the digital age

While populism is hardly new, the internet — especially social media — has enabled misinformation and reckless promises to be disseminated more efficiently than ever before.
Japan Times
TENNIS
May 31, 2021

French Open deletes tweet targeting Naomi Osaka's choice to skip news conferences

The tweet showed pictures of Rafael Nadal, Kei Nishikori, Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff engaging with the media along with the caption: 'They understood the assignment.'
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos
May 31, 2021

Foreign Residents Support Center: A place to turn when you need assistance

In need of support and professional advice during the pandemic? Foreign Residents Support Center in Tokyo wants to help.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 31, 2021

Hong Kong turns to businesses to fix foundering vaccine program

Major companies, restaurants and colleges have started offering cash payouts, extra time off and even the chance to win a $1.4 million apartment.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 29, 2021

Vietnam detects hybrid of Indian and U.K. COVID-19 variant

After successfully containing the coronavirus for most of last year, Vietnam is now battling a growing outbreak fueled by variants.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
May 29, 2021

Can a celebrity wedding set the mood for romance?

Yui Aragaki and Gen Hoshino announced they will be getting married, proving the idea that you can't find romance after 30 is an outdated one.
JAPAN
May 28, 2021

Suga extends Japan's COVID-19 state of emergency to June 20

Restrictions of varying intensity are now in effect in more than three quarters of the country's 47 prefectures.
MORE SPORTS
May 28, 2021

Strong field promises an exciting, dramatic race

As the month of May leads us toward the hotter days just around the corner, it’s once again time for one of Japan’s great horse races, the Japanese Derby, or Tokyo Yushun, as it is sometimes called here in Japan. This Sunday sees the race run at its traditional home, Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, just...
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
May 28, 2021

IOC President Thomas Bach says athletes can travel to Tokyo with confidence

Bach has previously said 80% of the 10,500 athletes expected in Japan would be vaccinated and on Thursday he urged Olympians to get their shots if they could.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 28, 2021

AstraZeneca clot research continues amid German theory

German researchers said this week they discovered a link between the vaccine and rare blood clots.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 27, 2021

Japan doctors union warns games could lead to 'Tokyo Olympic' virus strain

IOC member John Coates has said the Olympics could be held even under a COVID-19 state of emergency, an opinion the union's leader said was infuriating.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 27, 2021

EU and Japan offer show of support for Tokyo Olympics

The European Commission president said the European Union had authorized the export to Japan of more than 100 million vaccine doses, enough to inoculate about 40% of the population.
Fears rise of rupture in Japan-China ties in wake of Taiwan remarks
Two Chinese tourists wearing kimonos take a selfie as they visit Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Saturday.
A beloved Tokyo penguin’s end presages Suica’s shift to payments giant
JR East is retiring the beloved Suica penguin as part of a rebrand to transform the contactless payment platform, used for both transit and retail, into a mobile fintech powerhouse.
At Ginza’s newest hotel, luxury is a private treasure
At Fufu Tokyo, each guest room comes with its own private "onsen" (hot spring) — a luxury nearly unheard of in the heart of Tokyo's capital.
Ashfall warning issued in southern Japan as volcano erupts
View of Sakurajima from the mainland of Kagoshima Prefecture
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Good fortune, wrapped in fried tofu
Golden "age-fukuburo," a culinary take on Japan's new year "lucky bags," can be served on their own.
Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan celebrates 80 years at the forefront of press freedom
Located near the Imperial Palace, the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan prides itself on the accessibility of its events and the support it offers to budding and established journalists. The club is currently headed by Dan Sloan, a former reporter for Reuters.
The challenges awaiting Japan’s new finance minister
Finance minister Satsuki Katayama answers questions from reporters in a group interview on Oct. 24.
At Ginza’s newest hotel, luxury is a private treasure
At Fufu Tokyo, each guest room comes with its own private "onsen" (hot spring) — a luxury nearly unheard of in the heart of Tokyo's capital.
Japan fully enters sports streaming era as fans face new dilemmas
Sports fan Tadashi Yokoyama streams basketball and fencing on three screens.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo
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